adoration

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˌædəˈreɪʃən/ UK /ˌædəˈreɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
deep love, worship, or reverence

The crowd gazed at the singer with open adoration.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · deep love, worship, or... worship reverence veneration devotion loveidolization

Opposites

contemptloathingdetestation

Word family

Related forms adore adorer adorable

Etymology

From Middle French adoration, from Latin adoratio, from adorare ('to worship'), from ad- ('to') + orare ('to speak, pray'), from os ('mouth').

adorare Latin orare Latin

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives

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# adoration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌædəˈreɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌædəˈreɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. deep love, worship, or reverence

## Examples
- The crowd gazed at the singer with open adoration.

## Synonyms
- worship
- reverence
- veneration
- devotion
- love
- idolization

## Antonyms
- contempt
- loathing
- detestation

## Related Forms
- adore
- adorer
- adorable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: adorare
- Root: orare

## Etymology
From Middle French adoration, from Latin adoratio, from adorare ('to worship'), from ad- ('to') + orare ('to speak, pray'), from os ('mouth').

## AI Etymology
Adoration is a noun meaning "deep love, worship, or reverence". Historically, it is from Middle French adoration, from Latin adoratio, from adorare ('to worship'), from ad- ('to') + orare ('to speak, pray'), from os ('mouth'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: adoration is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin adorare with Latin orare. Close English family members include adore, adorer, and adorable.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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